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Two vehicles collided near the intersection of Philadelphia Drive and Salem Avenue, sending one woman to the hospital.
Police said a car travelling south on Philadelphia Drive ran a red light and struck a car on eastbound Salem Avenue.
The eastbound car wound up into a pole.
The female driver was transported to Miami Valley Hospital. The extent of her injuries are not known at this time.
Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:07:00 -0500
Police are searching for at least one suspect in an attempted home invasion on Adams Road in Huber Heights.
Shortly before 10 p.m. police were called to 8553 Adams Road on a report that someone had been assualted. When they arrived, the victim said that he had been beaten during an attempted home invasion, possibly with a hammer.
He was transported to the hospital with several facial injuries. His condition is unknown.
It was not immediately clear what the suspect was after, but police said nothing was taken from the residence. Police were also unsure if there was a second suspect.
Several K-9 units were out in the area searching for the suspect who at one time was thought to be hiding in a shed nearby.
The only description of a suspect police have at this time is a white male wearing a white sweatshirt.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:44:45 -0500
A car fire caused damaged to two homes on Oak Leaf Drive in Dayton, said Dayton West District Fire Chief Scott Rowlett said Wednesday night.
Dayton fire fighters arrived to the car blaze finding the vehicle in the driveway of the occupied home at 196 Oak Leaf Drive and the fire spreading into the home. The heat from the fire also caused damaged to the neighboring vacant home, said Rowlett.
No one was hurt in the fire and the owners of the occupied house were not home at the time of the fire.
The damage to the occupied home is estimated at $20,000 and $7,000 at the vacant home, said Rowlett.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:04:56 -0500
A white nationalist group that supports Adolf Hitler’s philosophy of National Socialism is planning a meeting in Preble County next month.
Members of the Ohio Chapter of the National Socialist Movement will hold a meet and greet for new members in Eaton on March 24, the movement’s national Chief of Staff, Jason Hiecke, confirmed Wednesday.
He said the event is not a public rally or protest of any kind.
An event listing on the group’s website, nsm88.org, says the event will begin at 11 a.m., but does not give an exact location.
Preble County Sheriff Mike Simpson said he was not aware of the planned event until today.
“If they have a permit, they certainly have a right to meet,” he said.
Eaton Police Chief Chad Depew said the same group held an event on a farm outside of Eaton three years ago where participants burned books.
Eaton resident Angie Willord said she doesn’t approve of the groups message. “I don’t want my kids around that. They have to learn about that. I don’t want them to be around it.”
Hiecke said people need to take the time to get to know the groups political message before they make judgements.
“It’s about putting your nation and your citizens first,” he said.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:50:14 -0500
The organization called 4 Paws for Ability will be holding a benefit for their service dog program.
It will be held at the Tipp City American Legion Post 586 on North Third Street.
It is Tuesday February 21, 2012 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. The public is invited.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:39:57 -0500
Two people were taken to Miami Valley Hospital after a head on crash in Beavercreek, according to Sgt. Michael Hummel of Beavercreek Police Department.
A truck and a sedan were traveling in opposite directions on Meadow Bridge Drive when they collided, said Hummel. One person from each vehicle was taken to the hospital with injuries that are not considered life-threatening.
None of the drivers have been cited for the collision, said police, and the crash is still under investigation.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:32:57 -0500
A woman was arrested for alleged prostitution after officers say they caught her in the midst of a sex act for money in a Kmart parking lot.
Brittany Martin, 23, is in the Montgomery County Jail charged with soliciting and loitering to engage, both misdemeanors.
Dayton Police Vice Sgt. John Sullivan said officers were monitoring prostitution activity along the East Third Street corridor Wednesday evening as part of a continuing enforcement related to National Johns Week two weeks ago.
At about 5:30 p.m. officers saw Martin, a known prostitute, wave down a vehicle and get in.
Sullivan said they followed the car to the Kmart parking lot at the corner of Woodman Drive and Burkhardt Avenue.
Officers then observed Martin performing a sex act on the male driver of the vehicle and detained them both, Sullivan said.
He said the male admitted to paying the female.
“We are shifting our focus to the males that are actually creating the demand for prostitutes instead of just arresting prostitutes themselves,” Sullivan said.
The man was issued a court summons according to a vice detective. It is unknown what charges he will face.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:19:52 -0500
The village of Uniopolis in Auglaize County is about out of money due mainly to state cuts in funding. There are two options, place an operating levy on the ballot, or give the residents an opportunity to vote to dissolve the village status and fall under the township form of government.
The town was established in 1837.
Council wants to hear from the 272 people who live in town. The Mayor is Robert Rolston.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:00:03 -0500
A program requiring DNA samples from anyone arrested in Ohio for a felony has led to 132 prime suspects in cold cases, the state Attorney General’s office said Wednesday.
Since Senate Bill 77 went into effect in July 1, the Bureau of Criminal Investigation has processed 4,500 DNA samples monthly. One of those samples led to the arrest of Robert Bernardi, who is accused of raping a 14-year-old Englewood girl after crawling into her bedroom through an open window in 2001.
Attorney General Mike DeWine highlighted the case at a press conference Wednesday at the BCI crime lab in London.
Authorities performed a DNA swab on Bernardi when he was arrested July 2, 2011 on an abduction charge in Miami County . He now faces two counts of rape and single counts of aggravated robbery, kidnapping and gross sexual imposition in connection to the Englewood case. He’s being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1 million bond, according to court records.
To date, 132 people have been arrested in connection to cold cases using the DNA collected upon a felony arrest. The cases include rapes, murders, robberies and burglaries.
The lab is processing 63 percent more DNA, and connects those samples to an average of 127 cases per month, DeWine said .
While the American Civil Liberties Union has raised concerns that the new law infringes on civil liberties because samples are taken before people are convicted of a felony crime, DeWine said the “safety of the community certainly outweighs that arrestee('s)... rights at that moment.”
Had officers had to wait until after a conviction to test the sample, Englewood police Sgt. Mike Lang — lead investigator on the 2001 rape case — said law enforcement may have never “connected the dots.”
“I can unequivocally state that if it had not been for the DNA collection requirements of Senate Bill 77, Bernardi would not have been identified as a suspect,” Lang said.
“This case was a cold case for more than 10 years and a scientific swab cracked the case,” DeWine said.
Collected samples are processed into profiles that are then entered into a state and national database. Combined DNA Index System software, or CODIS, searches for matches among unsolved crimes where DNA has also been collected and entered. Ohio’s database holds 421,584 DNA records and there are more than 10 million in the nationwide database, according to DeWine’s office
A new state bill would further expand law enforcement’s ability to collect DNA samples for the database.
Ohio Senate Bill 268 will allow the genetic material to be collected from those charged with a felony, but not arrested. This includes those summoned to court rather than held in jail. It would also allow the state to retroactively collect DNA from people arrested for a felony prior to July 1, 2011 .
The legislation also stipulates that those whose DNA was taken but were not convicted of the felony can petition judges to seal those records and/or remove the sample from the database.
The Ohio Senate unanimously passed the bill and it is now being considered by the state House of Representatives.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:45:39 -0500
Ohio’s first casino will open in May, state officials announced Wednesday.
The Horeshoe Casino Cleveland has been given the green light by the Ohio Casino Control Commission to open the week of May 14, making it the first of several planned casinos to open after a statewide ballot measure was approved in November of 2009.
Developer Rock Ohio Caesars’ other casino in Cinncinnati isn’t slated to open until spring of 2013.
Horseshoe Cleveland is being developed inside the historic Higbee Building in downtown Cleveland.
The $350 million development has created about 2,000 construction jobs, and the casino began recruiting for 1,600 new casino jobs last fall. After receiving more than 36,000 applications, about 1,300 people are in training or have been hired to date, according to a release from ROC Gaming.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:39:40 -0500
The teen accused of shooting and killing a man in the street last month was indicted on murder and weapons charges Wednesday in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court.
Levi Slaughter, 18, is charged with murder, having weapons under disability and discharging a firearm near prohibited premises.
He is accused of shooting Douglas Byrd, 30, several times in the back of the head at the intersection of Salem and Pittsburg avenues, Jan. 17.
Montgomery County Sheriff Phil Plummer said that Byrd was known to be involved in gang activity and speculated that the killing may be gang-related.
Plummer said Byrd was in a vehicle with others when an argument apparently broke out.
Witnesses told deputies Byrd got out of the vehicle and started walking away. Another occupant also got out, walked up behind Byrd and fired several shots, according to the witnesses.
A warrant was issued for Slaughter’s arrest on Jan. 24 and he was captured by the U.S. Marshals Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team Feb. 6 after they surrounded an apartment building in Huber Heights.
He remains in the Montgomery County Jail.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:51:53 -0500
A 78-year-old woman was taken to the hospital Wednesday afternoon after she was pinned under her car.
According to officers, the woman was unloading groceries from the trunk of her car in the 5300 block of Susan Drive when her husband accidentally backed over her. The vehicle had to be lifted to remove the woman.
She was taken to Miami Valley Hospital with serious injuries. She is reportedly in stable condition and was alert and talking at the hospital.
Neighbors told News Center 7 that the husband, 83, previously hit the couple's garage when he suffered a medical emergency while driving.
Police said this incident appears to be an accident and the husband will most likely not be charged. He may need to be re-tested for his driver's license.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:55:13 -0500
A toddler was taken to an area hospital Wednesday morning after swallowing gasoline.
The toddler and her mother had just gotten home and were getting out of their Sport Utility Vehicle when the mother saw her daughter with a can of gas that had been left in the vehicle, according to Piqua police.
The mother could not tell if the toddler had ingested the gas, and she was taken to Upper Valley Medical Center.
The incident remains under investigation. The child does not appear to be affected, according to police.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:39:23 -0500
The battle to save the old Julienne High School headed to court Wednesday.
Attorneys for Dayton Public Schools and the Coalition to Save Julienne took their case in front of a magistrate. The school district wants to move forward with plans to tear down the building and opponents want the court to stop those actions until they can make their full case in front of a judge.
Attorneys for the school said Wedesday morning the district did everything possible to keep the building including offering it for sale. When no one offered to buy it, the district said it's moving forward with school construction plans that include tearing it down. DPS claims it would cost thousands to provide security and keep up an empty building.
A member of the opposition to the demolition said the building is a community anchor and if it's torn down, it would leave a hole in a part of Dayton that can't afford a hole. They also feel the board hasn't acted properly leading up to this point.
The school district said if demolition is delayed, it will cost $1.4 million in penalties and other costs, and taxpayers will ultimately have to foot that bill.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:53:52 -0500
A Richmond couple has been charged with murder and felony neglect following the death of their son.
Amy Hockett, 21, and Joseph Pierson, 24, have been charged after their son, Khaiden, was found not breathing Feb. 5 when paramedics responded to 504 S. 12th St.
According to the affidavit filed by Wayne County Indiana Prosecutor Mike Shipman, the autopsy report said Khaiden was extremely malnourished. According to the affidavit, police discovered piles of feces and dirty diapers on the floor of the room where Khaiden was sleeping.
Hospital officials working on Khaiden alerted police after discovering his skin appeared to be sagging from his body and leathery, and indication of severe hydration. Khaiden also had sores in his genital and buttocks area, and weight 6 pounds, 2 ounces at the time of his death, hospital officials told police.
The parents told police that Khaiden had an acid reflux problem.
"I'm being accused of hurting the only thing that gives me a reason to breathe. I love that baby," Hockett told News Center 7 before she was arrested. "They can accuse whoever they want because I did not hurt my son. I would never hurt my son"
The State of Indiana is pursuing murder charges because of the pattern of neglect, including starvation, dehydration and lack of medical care.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:39:08 -0500
A Dayton couple are accused of assaulting a husband and wife - their roommates - while they were taking a shower together on Monday.
James Frank Brown, 19, of Watervliet Avenue was arrested on an assault charge. His 17-year-old girlfriend was also arrested.
Brown, according to a police report, is accused of using a gun to break the bathroom door off its hinges before he and his girlfriend beat up their roommates over a dispute involving money.
The victims were heavily bruised, according to the incident report from Dayton police. The woman reportedly had red marks on her back "as if she was punched several times."
Brown and his girlfriend reportedly fled the residence but were shortly arrested a few blocks away.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:39:18 -0500
Experts are predicting gas could hit $5 per gallon by this summer.
GasBuddy.com predicts a national average of $3.95 per gallon by Memorial Day, with prices as high as $4.95 for the Chicago area and $4.60 for Atlanta by that date.
The reason? A combination of tensions in the Middle East, big refineries on the East Coast shutting down, and big demand for gas in Asia.
Prices rose 13 cents in the last month. In Chicago right now, gas is averaging $3.57 per gallon. It is $3.64 in Charlotte, N.C. and $3.88 in Los Angeles.
The current average in Dayton is $3.23 per gallon, and the average in Cincinnati is $3.25.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:04:11 -0500
Police were led on a pursuit through several communities before the driver jumped out of his vehicle and fled from police.
The chase started around 2:30 a.m. in the area of the Mall at Fairfield Commons and went on for seven to 10 miles east towards Xenia and Yellow Springs. The suspect jumped out of his vehicle on Clifton Road just off of U.S. 68 and ran into a wooded area.
The pursuit started after a Beavercreek officer ran the suspects plates and discovered an active warrant. He attempted to pull the driver over in a shopping center parking lot, but that is when he started fleeing police.
Now the suspect, once caught, will face charges for his warrant and two additional charges; reckless operation on private property and failure to comply with the lawful signal of a police officer. Those two charges are a result of the early morning chase.
Police are still looking for the suspect this morning, but believe they know who they're looking for.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:14:29 -0500
One of the busiest flower sales days may be over, but one man tried to break into Flowerama, 3000 Shroyer Road, around 1:40 a.m. today.
Someone walking their dog heard a loud boom and saw the man trying to knock out power to the business before trying to enter. The person called police and they were on scene a short time later.
Police arrested Michael Riley, 39, just down the street of the attempted burglary within minutes.
Riley is being held in the Kettering Jail and could face charges of breaking and entering and possession of criminal tools.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:23:18 -0500
Roses are still the number one gift choice for Valentine's Day and the color of choice is red.
Valentine's Day is the busiest day of the year for florists with Mother's Day coming in as a close #2.
Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:43:58 -0500
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